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Air caloric test: Irrigation technique
Author(s) -
Proctor L. R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197708000-00018
Subject(s) - irrigation , caloric test , environmental science , caloric theory , jet (fluid) , water jet , hydrology (agriculture) , meteorology , engineering , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , geography , medicine , aerospace engineering , agronomy , surgery , nozzle , vertigo , biology
The technique of using air to perform the caloric test is discussed. Greater temperature differences and larger volumes of air are needed to achieve stimulations equal to those caused by water irrigations. Special consideration must be given to the design and operation of air irrigation equipment. The effects of irrigating a wet canal and of misdirecting the air jet are discussed. A new air irrigation apparatus is described.